Female country music duo Maddie & Tae have announced that they will be parting ways.American singer-songwriters Maddie Font and Taylor "Tae" Kerr, both 30, announced that they made the "heartbreaking" decision to disband after over a decade together in a post on Instagram.“Thank you for all the love as we step into this new bittersweet chapter,” they penned.The pair reportedly met in 2010, when their vocal coach introduced them. They shifted to Nashville together at the age of 16, and in 2014, at the age of 19, they released their debut single “Girl in a Country Song." The song went on to dominate charts. They dropped their debut album, “Start Here," in 2015. Just earlier this year, they released “Love & Light.”Maddie & Tae's decision to disband explored: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn their statement on Instagram, Maddie & Tae continued:"We both feel overwhelmed with gratitude for what we’ve built with y’all the last 12 years. Thank you for making our wildest dreams come true and we hope you stay close by to watch us chase some new dreams. We love you so much and hope you still come shake ya booty with us on tour next year.”The pair will perform 11 more shows together before they call it quits. In an interview with People Magazine, however, they clarified that they aren't looking to close the door on a reunion.“We’re leaving this so open-ended because, you know, we might make another record one day,” Font said. “Absolutely,” Kerr added. “But just in this season, it doesn’t feel aligned for us to do it together,” Font said.Kerr said she plans to focus on her family, which includes Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Josh Kerr, daughter Leighton, 3, and son Chapel, 1. As for Font, who shares a 2-year-old son, Forrest, with husband Jonah Font, she plans on flying solo.“Even though we’re not gonna go on this journey as Maddie & Tae together, we’re still walking and doing life together outside of it,” Font told People. “And I think I’m really excited to just be best friends and nurture our friendship and not have to worry as much about the work and still get to raise our babies together. None of that changes.”Kerr chimed in, admitting that getting to this point was a difficult decision for them:“It’s been such a hard, hard — honestly, heartbreaking — decision,” she said. “This was the only dream I’ve ever had since I exited the womb. I had a very specific vision of creating music and singing music. When we met at 15, that’s what we set out to do, and we’re both just so grateful that we’ve had the journey that we’ve had. This career has been everything we’ve ever wanted.”Stay tuned to SoapCentral for more.